Commandant Eweka Okoro has vowed to do everything within his power to ensure the eradication of illegal dealings in petroleum products and all forms of economic sabotage in Lagos state.
Okoro, earlier on Friday, 22nd July 2022, ordered the parade of suspected oil thieves, apprehended by the Anti-Vandal Unit of the Command, in connection to the operation of an illegal bunkering site used for the adulteration of Automotive Gas Oil ( AGO ), in a large quantity at No. 5 Abayomi Estate, Olusosun, Bus Stop, in the Oregun axis of Ikeja, Lagos.
According to the gallant Anti-Vandal unit, of the Command, the illegal bunkering site was stormed at about 3: 20 PM on Thursday, 21st July 2022, when the team on routine and surveillance patrol caught up with about six suspected oil thieves, who were caught while attempting to load a 40,000-capacity truck, with suspected adulterated AGO, also known as diesel at the site.
The Anti-Vandal Unit, which discovered that the AGO was being illegally stored, adulterated, and used for commercial purposes, arrested, and recovered the following persons and items respectively: six suspects, with four being males and two females.
The suspects have been identified as Babatunde Adedayo, 35, John Eric, 35, Jude Uwosa, 51, Sodiq Olawale, 27, Neat John, 20, and Isaac Anita, 32. Also recovered is a truck- Scania – white colour-, with plate number FS7737XF, two pumping machines, and both empty drums and filled drums, with suspected adulterated AGO discovered at the site.
Okoro had also since directed immediately that the arrested suspects be brought for adequate interrogation and investigation, in the Intelligence and Investigation (INT) Department, at the State Command Headquarters in Alausa, Ikeja, before further legal action will be taken on the matter.
The Anti-vandal unit has also been directed by the Commandant to take full charge of the illegal bunkering site immediately, to forestall any further untoward activity by these economic saboteurs of our collective commonwealth.
